How To Install libsigsegv-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigsegv-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsigsegv-dev
libsigsegv-dev is:
GNU libsigsegv is a library that allows handling page faults in a portable way. It is used e.g. for generational garbage collectors and stack overflow handlers.
This package contains the libsigsegv development files.
There are three methods to install libsigsegv-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsigsegv-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsigsegv-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsigsegv-dev
Install libsigsegv-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsigsegv-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsigsegv-dev
Install libsigsegv-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libsigsegv-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsigsegv-dev
How To Uninstall libsigsegv-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsigsegv-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsigsegv-dev
Uninstall libsigsegv-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsigsegv-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsigsegv-dev
Remove libsigsegv-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsigsegv-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsigsegv-dev
Remove libsigsegv-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsigsegv-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsigsegv-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigsegv-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
